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Nothing much to see here

[Harry @hariii_haran]

Andavar da ❤️🙏🏻

[Kamal Haasan @ikamalhaasan]

Mr. Musk, yes, no billionaire should dictate a nation’s policy - Indian or American.

India must welcome competition in satellite internet, from Indian and global providers, whoever offers the most practical and affordable last-mile solution for those in remote regions. In countries with lower per-capita incomes, satellite internet must be affordable too. High subscription fees and equipment costs risk putting it beyond the reach of ordinary households. Connectivity must bridge the digital divide, not create a new one.

India knows our networks and spectrum are strategic infrastructure, not merely commercial assets. India’s national security safeguards are non-negotiable.

Every country makes choices based on its own interests. Those in the West cannot preach free markets while practicing protectionism at home. USA imposed 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect its domestic industry, just as India takes measures to protect its own domestic manufacturers. Both India and the US have restricted Huawei over security concerns. One cannot demand a level playing field from others only when it suits its own agenda.

Indians will internally debate, question and address our strengths and shortcomings as a democratic country.

Take BharatNet, India’s programme to bring broadband to village-level local bodies. We will question why, as the CAG’s 2026 audit report found, the programme is struggling to meet its original objectives. Why were only 33.2% of service-ready Gram Panchayats operational, despite ₹39,888 crore being spent? At the same time, we know to appreciate our telecom sector and regulations, which has made internet data among the world’s most affordable, bringing millions online.

India is a democracy, not a colony. We welcome the world, but we, the Indian people, will decide our own future - not Western vested interests, their double standards or any billionaire - Indian or American.

[Harry @hariii_haran]

Rameshwaram on a monday morning has more crowd than what CJP protest in Bangalore had today. Proud of my city for rejecting these clowns.

#Bangalore #CJP

[Sochima_tech_Projects @sochima_tech]

Elon musk reaction on my AI robotic projects.

[Deepinder Goyal @deepigoyal]

Last one on this topic, and I have been holding this in myself for a while.

For centuries, class divides kept the labor of the poor invisible to the rich. Factory workers toiled behind walls, farmers in distant fields, domestic help in backrooms. The wealthy consumed the fruits of that labor without ever seeing the faces or the fatigue behind it. No direct encounter, no personal guilt.

The gig economy shattered that invisibility, at unprecedented scale.

Suddenly, the poor aren't hidden away. They're at your doorstep: the delivery partner handing over your ₹1000+ biryani, late-night groceries, or quick-commerce essentials. You see them in the rain, heat, traffic, often on borrowed bikes, working 8–10 hours for earnings that give them sustenance. You see their exhaustion, their polite smile masking frustration with life in general.

This is the first time in history at this scale that the working class and consuming class interact face-to-face, transaction after transaction. And that discomfort with our own selves is why we are uncomfortable about the gig economy. We want these people to look our part, so that the guilt we feel while taking orders from them feels less.

We aren't just debating economics. We are confronting guilt. That ₹800 order might equal their entire day's earnings after fuel, bike rent, and app cuts. We tip awkwardly, or avoid eye contact, because the inequality is no longer abstract. It's personal.

Pre-gig era, the rich could enjoy luxury without moral discomfort. Labor was out of sight. Now, every doorbell ring is a reminder of systemic inequality. That's why debates explode. It's not just policy. It's emotional reckoning. Some defend the system (“they choose it”), others demand change (“this isn't progress, its exploitation”).

And here’s the uncomfortable twist: the unsaid ask of clumsy ‘solutions’ isn’t dignity. It is about returning to invisibility.

Ban gig work and you don’t solve inequality. You remove livelihoods. These jobs don’t magically reappear as formal, protected employment the next day. They disappear, or they get pushed back into the informal economy where there are even fewer protections and even less accountability. Over-regulate it until the model breaks, and you achieve the same outcome through paperwork instead of slogans: the work evaporates, prices rise, demand collapses, and the people we claim to protect are the first to lose income.

And then what happens?

The rich get their old comfort back. Convenience returns without faces. Guilt dissolves. We go back to clean abstractions and moral posturing from a distance. The poor don’t become safer, they become invisible again: back in cash economies, back in backrooms, back in shadows where regulation rarely reaches and dignity isn’t even debated.

The gig economy just exposed the reality of inequality to the people who previously had the luxury of not seeing it. The doorbell is not the problem. The question is what we do after opening the door.

Visibility is the price of progress. We can either use this discomfort to build something better (which we keep doing continuously as delivery partners are our backbone), or we can ban and over-regulate our way back into ignorance. One of those choices improves lives. The other simply helps the consuming class feel virtuous in the dark.

[🐝🏆 @Bee__xo]

Nobody:

Absolutely nobody:

Me every 10 minutes: LET IT ALL WORK OUTTTTTTT

[Luke Kasinger🌿 @LukeKasinger]

All the gamers watching The Last of Us Season 2 tonight 😭😭

[Harry @hariii_haran]

Universe never let's a stubborn heart down. Take a bow Karun!

[Karun Nair @karun126]

Dear cricket, give me one more chance.🤞🏽

[Harry @hariii_haran]

@sudantherobot @vijayandrewsj Need this on Instagram 🙏🏻

[WelBeast @WelBeast]

Don’t say anything. Just RT.

[afcstuff @afcstuff]

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[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

📍Namma Bengaluru.

[Harry @hariii_haran]

The "Bangalore has nothing but pubs" ignorant gang can take note!

[Harry @hariii_haran]

@AryanTrivedi_7 Interested

[ThuvienArsenal 🇻🇳 @thuvienarsenal]

"Dark arts", they said. 🪄

[Harry @hariii_haran]

@tjpm90 @jeffrey_dalyop_ @m8arteta bring him on for pre match speech against City game!

[Gaurav Sabnis @gauravsabnis]

Lived in Bangalore only 4 mths when at IBM. Just keeping my ears open & taking the initiative to speak it with ppl while carrying a Eng-Kan pocket dictionary, I got by easily. Nanu svalpa Kannada matanabadalle. Nanage kelavu padagalu.🙏

Curiosity. Respect. That's all they ask.

[Harry @hariii_haran]

@AFCDieHard @SamW_AFC We have all the money don't we? It's beyond ridiculous if we don't sign a cover for Saka with the hectic schedule and how close we are to beating City!

[Harry @hariii_haran]

Really enjoying all the analysis and celebration across the country for this masterpiece. Should have had a wider release!

[Neeche Se Topper @NeecheSeTopper]

Maharaja.

[a review thread]

- interpretations, details & flaws

[Harry @hariii_haran]

@airwarmedd Finally, found one sensible person from the other side! 🤜🏻🤛🏻